Hair-pin.



\VITNESSES:

P. J. DECKER.

HAIR PIN.

APPLlCATiON FILED Aue.24,19m.

Patented. Apr. 13, 1915.

I N PINTO k PHILLIP J. DECKER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAIR-PIN.

Application filed August 24, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PHILLIP J. DECKER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair pins.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical hair pin and clamp of novel design and which will not fall or Work out of the hair.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawing, in which the figure is a perspective view of the device.

This hair pin or clamp consists of two cooperating members 2-3, preferably made from a single piece of spring wire. The part 2 is in the form of an elongated isosceles triangle with a short base portion and two long convergent sides or legs which are brought to a suitable point at What is the apex of the triangle. The part 3 springs from the center of the base of the triangle and bisects the latter and terminates substantially flush with and contacts with the apex. While the foot end of the central member 3 lies substantially in the same plane with the legs of the sides, its outer end necessarily is thrown out of plane with the sides by reason of its resting spring-clamp fashion against the apex.

The apex of the triangular part 2 and the outer end of the central part 3 are slightly flared, with respect to one another, as shown at 4:, so as to afford a ready entry for the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 113, 11915..

Serial No. 858,171.

hair in using the device. If desired, the sides of the triangular part 2 may be fluted, as shown at 5, so that they cooperate to better advantage with the central leg 3 in clamping and holding the hair.

In making the device, one end of the wire, as 6, is preferably brought around and united to the companion portion making up the triangle at the foot of the straight central portion and the parts secured and strengthened by a drop of solder; the other end of the wire forming the flared end t.

It is manifest that various changes inthe design and construction may be made Without varying the real invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A hair pin consisting of a length of resilient wire bent so as to provide a pair of convergingly arranged side pieces, connected at one of their ends by a cross bar formed integrally therewith and at their other ends by a loop which forms a rounded nose, and a spring finger having one end rigidly connected centrally of the cross bar and extending between the side pieces,said nose and the free end of the tongue being curved in opposite directions to provide a flared mouth for the entry of hair between the tongue and side pieces.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PHILLIP J. DECKER.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. lI-IERRING, R. L. HUs'rnD. 

